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The partition plan
On November 29, 1947 the UN General Assembly voted the partition plan, adopted by 33 votes to 13 and 10 abstentions.The Jewish side accepted the UN for the establishment of the two states.The Arabs rejected it and launched Annihilation against the Jewish state. Partition plan.181 -
The Korean war
The KPA invaded South Korea and rapidly advanced southwards trapping South Korean and American troops in a small perimeter around the port of Pusan.The United Nations was quick to respond and immediately encouraged its members to support the South. iwm.org.uk -
Vietnam war
Vietnam war started after the North Vietnamese had made a firm decision to commit to a military intervention in the the Guerrilla war in South Vietnam. The Vietnamese communists saw this as a second phase of their revolution, the US now substation for the French. iwm.gov.uk -
The Aden emergency
In 1962 the British government announced that a permanent British garrison would be maintained in Aden.Yet in 1967, the British were forced to withdraw from the colony. iwm.org.uk -
The falklands war
On 2 April 1982, Argentinian forces invaded the British overseas territory of the Falkland Islands.Argentina had claimed sovereignty over the islands for many years and their ruling military junta did not believe that Britain would attempt to regain the islands by force. iwm.org.uk -
The Gulf War
On 2 August 1990 Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, a tiny oil-producing state in the Persian Gulf.The response of the international community was shift. iwm.gov.uk -
The Bosnian War
In October 1992, 2,400 British troops developed to Bosnia and Croatia under operation ‘grapple’ and become operational in November.There were tasked with providing armed escort to United Nations humanitarian aid convoys as part of the UN protection force,unpropor, in Bosnia. iwm.gov.uk -
The War of Afghanistan
The war in Afghanistan has not just been about fighting.Since was the conflict began in 2001, development work has been taking place in an attempt to encourage a more stable future. iwm.gov.uk -
The Iraq War
On 20 March 2003, a United States-led international coalition-which included Britain-launched an invasion of Iraq.The started aims were to disarm the country of weapons of mass destruction, end Saddam Hussein’s support for terrorism and free the Iraqi people from his repressive regime. iwm.gov.uk -
The Yemen war
The Yemen civil war started in 2015 between the the Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi-led Yemeni government and the Houthi armed movement who both claimed to control the Yemen government.Saudi Arabia intervened following the ousting of Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, leading a coalition of nine countries from Asia and West Africa in support of Hadi. worldpopulationreview.com
